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Very true! I will forever have such fond memories of when you and Mrs swamprat would visit and hang out with Dave, me and the Mrs! Thanks to Dave, I've had the great pleasure of meeting such good friends like you and your wife!

He thought so much of you! As do I. You were a true friend to him, he loved those Sci-Fi evenings with you! Much gratitude for the true friend you were to him and are to me!

A great testimony of the great friend and man Dave was! Thanks for this awesome post, B-Ball-fan!

Great post 2C!

Not to mention broccoli. :lol2: You were a dear friend to Dave, I thank you for that.

The Mrs and I visited Dave at the cemetery today, his parents were there when we arrived. We got to talking about BGP and how Dave touched so many lives across the state of Kentucky as well as other states because of BGP and his time on here. They wanted all of you to know how happy you made Dave, how much your friendship meant to him and to them as well. They wanted me to thank all of his wonderful friends over the years for bringing such joy into his life. They mentioned some by name (either real name or user name), remarkable they remembered so many two years later. To name a few, @swamprat and Mrs swamprat, @True blue (and gold), @rockmom, @theguru, @RebelK and Mr RebelK, @Watusi, @gametime, @MentschTrachtGottLacht as well as a few others. I had to help them out a bit on some names, but you get the picture. All of you and so many others meant a lot to Dave, which in turn meant a lot to them.

I will be visiting Birdsfan's grave today and will do my best to mention all of his dear friends from BGP.

For those that may not know, Padre Pio was Birdsfan's patron saint.

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Birdsfan's passing and a very sad day for many of us on here. Dave was truly a tremendously great friend to me and many other BGPers. His wit and his writing style along with his friendship is greatly missed by so many of us. He inspired us, he made us laugh, he taught us, he simply made us better. I was lucky enough to have many conversations with him, hang out with him and even more fortunate to become his friend to the point we both felt like we were brothers. While I still feel the pain of his physical absence, I feel his presence often which is comforting. The fond memories of our friendship will always be with me and that is what gets me through not seeing him, and though he can't answer me I know he hears me and sometimes I feel like he lets me know he hears me. I know many of you miss Dave as much as I do, please feel free to share your feelings or even a story about him if you like. Birdsfan was a huge part of BGP and meant so much to so many. Be at peace, my friend. I love you and I miss you Dave!

:lol2: That could be any one of us.

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Love it!

Only when I'm going to be on the phone for any length of time. Then, yes, I'm one of those guys. So much more comfortable!